Patrick Anthony McCarran was an American farmer,attorney,judge,and Democratic politician who represented Nevada in the United States Senate from 1933 until 1954.
Robert Joseph Miller is an American former attorney and politician who served as the 26th governor of Nevada from 1989 to 1999. A member of the Democratic Party,he is Nevada's longest-serving governor. He is also,as of 2023,the most recent Nevada governor to have a lieutenant governor from the opposing party,having served with Republicans Sue Wagner and Lonnie Hammargren. Before ascending to the governorship,Miller was the 29th lieutenant governor of Nevada from 1987 to 1989.
Alan Harvey Bible was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 1954 to 1974. He previously served as Attorney General of Nevada from 1942 to 1950.
Brian Edward Sandoval is an American politician,academic administrator,and former federal judge who served as the 29th Governor of Nevada from 2011 to 2019.
The 2006 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 7,2006. Incumbent Republican John Ensign defeated Democratic nominee Jack Carter to win re-election to a second term. This election was the only Senate election in Nevada where the incumbent Republican Senator was re-elected or won re-election since 1980 and the only Senate election in Nevada for this seat where the incumbent Republican Senator was re-elected or won re-election since 1952.
Sue Ellen Wagner is an American politician. She was the 30th lieutenant governor of Nevada,serving from 1991 to 1995,the first woman to be elected to the position. A moderate who was liberal on social issues,she was a member of the Republican Party until her exit in January 2014 due to the party's shift towards the Tea Party movement.
Catherine Marie Cortez Masto is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Nevada,a seat she has held since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,Cortez Masto served as the 32nd attorney general of Nevada from 2007 to 2015.
Kathleen Marie Marshall is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 35th lieutenant governor of Nevada from 2019 to 2021. She is a member of the Democratic Party and was previously the Nevada state treasurer. She was ineligible to run for a third term as treasurer in 2014 due to lifetime term limits established by the Nevada Constitution. She unsuccessfully ran for Nevada secretary of state in 2014. In 2018,she was elected lieutenant governor. She resigned as lieutenant governor on September 17,2021 to join the Biden administration's White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.
The 2000 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 7,2000. Incumbent Democrat Richard Bryan decided to retire instead of seeking a third term. Republican nominee John Ensign won the open seat. John Ensign defeated Ed Bernstein in a landslide despite George Walker Bush carrying the state by a very narrow margin in the concurrent presidential election in the state.
Richard Perkins is an American politician and former police officer. He served as a Democratic member of the Nevada Assembly from 1992 to 2006 representing District 23,covering parts of Henderson. Perkins served as floor leader from 1995 to 2001 and as Speaker of the Assembly from 2001 to 2006. He served as chief of police for the Henderson Police Department from 2006-2008.
Gregory Allen Brower is an American attorney in private practice,former state senator in the Nevada Senate,former United States Attorney in the state of Nevada and a former member of the Nevada Assembly. He is a member of the Republican Party. Currently,Brower sits on the bipartisan advisory board of States United Democracy Center.
The 2014 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,to elect the Governor of Nevada. Incumbent Republican governor Brian Sandoval won re-election to a second term in office,defeating Democratic nominee Bob Goodman in a landslide. Sandoval won a higher percentage of the vote than any other incumbent governor in 2014.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Nevada was held November 8,2016 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Nevada,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The state primary election was held June 14,2016.
The Nevada general election,2014 was held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,throughout Nevada.
Adam Paul Laxalt is an American attorney and politician who served as the 33rd Nevada Attorney General from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he was the party's unsuccessful nominee for governor of Nevada in 2018 and for the U.S. Senate in 2022.
The Nevada Judiciary is the judicial branch of the Government of Nevada,which is responsible for applying the Constitution and law of Nevada. It consists of the Supreme Court,Court of Appeals,district courts,justice courts,and municipal courts. The Supreme Court oversees the administration of the judiciary.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Nevada on November 3,2020. To vote by mail,registered Nevada voters must ensure each ballot is postmarked by November 3 and received by November 10,2020.
Francisco Aguilar is an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he has served as the Secretary of State of Nevada since 2023. He was elected in 2022,defeating Republican Jim Marchant.
